Ceramics - Michael Davenport

As it comes to the end of the semester I realized one of my favorite classes has been my ceramics class. I have taken and instructed ceramics painting classes before in summer programs, but I have never actually thrown on a wheel. It is a a task that taught me alot of hand control. Knowing how to move and manipulate the clay instead of it moving you is the first part of it. Becoming better at it I really enjoyed playing with form trying to get height and trimming the foot of pieces. Then glazing your fired work and never knowing what it will end up doing I think is the most intriguing part of the process. Getting really excited to go in the day after and see how it turned out. Usually happy but then sometimes having huge disasters... like broken vessels, but like Nathan always says, "Its just the nature of the beast."

I will most likely take another ceramics class in the future focused more on hand building or to move up in the throwing class take intro again. I would recommend this class to anyone and everyone!